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Rule one of being a wedding planner, don’t fall for the bride.

Romance novelist Kalpana is about to marry the man of her dreams – or is she? The chaos of wedding planning is taking its toll on her relationship with the charming but self-absorbed Marcus, a prize-winning literary star.

Enter Sampath, the wedding planner skilled in uncovering what the soon-to-be-wed couple want out of their big day. Marcus wants a traditional wedd...

I requested this from Netgalley because of the title. It sounded like a riot.
Now I’ve read it and it was, indeed, a riot.
Maxine works as an interspecies relationship therapist. When one of her clients gets into some trouble, she ends up leaving Maxine holding an unhatched Draconic egg. Since Maxine sees this egg as a child and she would go to any lengths to protect a life, she goes to extraordinary lengths to protect it.
She has help in the form of Tom, a huge man she met when she went in to ...

I requested this book from Netgalley because I loved Sophie Kim’s earlier book The God and the Gumiho. This book is very different and set in a different world (although New Sinsi gets a small mention in passing).

Carriwitchet is a violent game played in the air, on the back of a winged creatures. Taissa Cho was one of the best in the game, until Kion Locke (also one of the best) got her into trouble by accusing her of cheating. At a stroke, Taissa’s career and her life was destroyed.
Two...

I loved Wooing the Witch Queen, so I grabbed this when it came out. Lorelei, who poses as someone frivolous – but in reality is anything but – kidnaps the enemy general Gerard de Morieu (this happened at the end of the first book) and for Reasons, they end up competing in a Fae competition together.
This book was tremendous fun and there was LOTS of flirty banter. I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the next one, which is an f/f romance, by the looks of it. Can’t wait.

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I picked up this book because two different friends recommended it to me when I asked for books where the hero has no power compared to the heroine. The hero in this book is a ruler (technically), but he’s also a very damaged victim of abuse and, mostly wants to be left alone to look after the library. He knows about magic and spells from having read books, but has no magic himself.
Queen Saskia is a powerful sorceress and self-made Evil Witch Queen. She has a small family of misfits within h...

I bought this book because of the title. I watched Star Trek when I was a kid so it caught my eye. The premise sounded fun.
Ensign Dahl is assigned to the Intrepid, which seems to have a really high death rate, especially amoung ensigns who go on away missions. (The ensigns wear red shirts). After a while, he works out the mechanics of how this works and staying close to the main characters suddenly becomes a matter of survival.

This book was hilarious. The characters were interesting, the...

I picked this book up from Netgalley because the premise was really interesting. Rishi Tripathi, a failing actor, falls through a mirror into a parallel Mumbai where he had become famous under the stage name Rrish Kumar. Rishi must live as Rrish and find a way to get back home.
It was a little slow to get started, but once we got to Mumbai Left, it became really intriguing. You had the feeling that something was off with Rrish’s life and watching Rishi try (not always successfully) to nav...

Sample chapter of The Valentine’s Express. Meet Poppy and Scott.

Chapter 1

Poppy took off her cotton-print apron and grabbed a box of heart-themed decorations. Now that the breakfast rush was over, her next job was to decorate the station cafe for Valentine’s Day. She always liked doing that, not because she had anything exciting lined up for Valentine’s Day, but because it meant the heritage railway would run a full ste...

The Valentine’s Express at the Brambleberry Steam Railway (or ‘The Valentine’s Expess’ for short) is out in ebook now. I had hoped to have the paperback out too, but that didn’t work out. I’m trying to get it sorted in the next couple of weeks.

“a sweet and uplifting romance about second chances and following your heart.” Goodreads

Can one springtime in a sleepy vill...

Titus is a paint maker (and a good one), who suddenly becomes one of the richest men in London… which is as much a blessing as it is a curse because suddenly, everyone sees his money before they see him. Actually, Titus isn’t too happy with being seen at all. He’s not used to putting himself forward.
Nico is a fake in so many ways. His clothes, his demeanor, even his name. Right now, he owes money to dangerous men and he and his cousin are in danger. When Titus offers him a place in his house...